Switch 2 back-compat fixes Batman: Arkham Knight - Switch 1's worst triple-A port

With Nintendo Switch 2 arriving with us just a day before release, there's little time for Digital Foundry to put together any kind of comprehensive coverage - but there are a number of system features I was curious to test out, none more important than backwards compatibility. Would Switch 2 improve performance running Switch 1 games? The first game I tested was Batman: Arkham Knight, described by DF's Oliver Mackenzie as "the worst performing software I have reviewed to date at Digital Foundry". 18 months on he says it still is - but the good news is that Switch 2 fixes all of its performance issues, at times doubling performance. Put simply, Switch 1 games do run better on Switch 2. Read more

Jun 5, 2025 - 15:02

Switch 2 back-compat fixes Batman: Arkham Knight - Switch 1's worst triple-A port

With Nintendo Switch 2 arriving with us just a day before release, there's little time for Digital Foundry to put together any kind of comprehensive coverage - but there are a number of system features I was curious to test out, none more important than backwards compatibility. Would Switch 2 improve performance running Switch 1 games? The first game I tested was Batman: Arkham Knight, described by DF's Oliver Mackenzie as "the worst performing software I have reviewed to date at Digital Foundry". 18 months on he says it still is - but the good news is that Switch 2 fixes all of its performance issues, at times doubling performance. Put simply, Switch 1 games do run better on Switch 2.